Court Discusses Rosen Fees in Florida Family Law Cases
In family law cases, the courts will order one party to pay the other’s legal fees in certain situations. In doing so, if the court finds that the party from whom fees are sought engaged in litigation...
View ArticleCourt Discusses Equitable Distribution in Florida Divorce Actions
In Florida, marital assets are subject to divorce actions, while non-marital assets remain the property of the spouse that owns it. Assets that become comingled, where marital and non-marital funds...
View ArticleFlorida Court Discusses Temporary Child Custody Determinations
When a married couple with minor children decides to divorce, they will typically have to determine their parental rights. Making custody determinations can be a lengthy process for Florida courts, and...
View ArticleAppealing Final Judgments of Dissolution in Florida
Many people involved in divorce proceedings in Florida cannot resolve their disputed issues without a trial. Once the trial is held and the court makes its determinations, it will issue a final order...
View ArticleFlorida Court Discusses Certiorari Relief in Divorce Actions
Divorce actions are often contentious, and it is not uncommon for a Florida court to issue an order in a divorce proceeding that prevents a party from taking intentional or inadvertent actions that...
View ArticleFlorida Court Discusses Modifications of Parenting Plans
When faced with custody disputes, the Florida courts will typically take great care in drafting a parenting plan that is in the best interest of the children involved. As such, a party that wishes to...
View ArticleFlorida Court Discusses Tortious Interference With Custodial Rights
Florida custody disputes can become contentious, and it is not uncommon for one parent to accuse the other of trying to alienate them from their child. In some instances, a parent may go so far as to...
View ArticleCourt Explains Timesharing Decisions in Florida Custody Cases
It is not uncommon for parents who share custody of a child to disagree over where the child should live or whether one parent should be able to move to another state with the child. In such instances,...
View ArticleFlorida Court Explains Grounds for Dismissing Adoption Petitions
Many step-parents have loving relationships with their step-children and eventually wish to adopt them. If the biological parents consent to the adoption, the process should be relatively seamless. As...
View ArticleCourt Discusses Establishing Paternity Under Florida Law
Florida law presumes that when a baby is born to a married man and woman, the man is the father of her child. Similarly, if a man acknowledges he is the father of a child born out of wedlock, the court...
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